3.14159265358979  Time to dust off your old math books: This Sunday, March 14, is Albert Einstein's 131st birthday and Pi Day, in honor of the numeric approximation of the irrational number pi, which represents the ratio of any circle's diameter to its circumference. A number of Princeton-area merchants will have pi-themed specials and events, and there will be pie-judging and pi-recitation contests at the Princeton Public Library. Mimi Omiecinski of the Princeton Tour Company will offer $3.14 Einstein tours all day. See U.S. 1 Newspaper for details on the day's festivities and a look at Princeton's most celebrated scientist. | WHAT'S HAPPENING IN PRINCETON, NJ? TODAY'S EVENTS TOMORROW'S EVENTS ALL FUTURE EVENTS PARADISE LOST? Former Princeton High School social studies supervisor William Roufberg seems to think this may be true of much of our nation, but not of the hamlet we call Princeton. And Piers Brendon had another outlook on our country's future in the February 25 New York Times. New Jersey Monthly takes a different view, asserting that of Plainsboro, at No. 7 in the state, is the best place to live in this area. And in U.S. 1 Newspaper Richard K. Rein offers his take on "broken" government in Plainsboro and neighboring West Windsor. BOOKS & BEYOND Country singer Trisha Yearwood, will appear at Barnes & Noble on Wednesday, April 7, at 7 p.m. to sign her new cookbook. Other upcoming book events include Chang Rae-Lee, discussing and signing his new book "The Surrendered" on Thursday, April 1, at 7 p.m, and Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen, authors the "The Magic School Bus," who will present their newest book and an educators' workshop on Saturday, April 17, at 11 a.m. For the latest from PrincetonInfo: Subscribe to our RSS feed. TRAFFIC||DIRECTIONS||WALKING TOURS WEATHER || NEWS || MOVIE LISTINGS |
CRITICS' CORNER  One of theater's most famous noses -- that of Cyrano de Bergerac -- is back, this time on the face of Calvin Berger, a 17-year-old high school student and the title character in a modern take on the French classic. It's playing at the George Street Playhouse through March 14. You watch a preview and interview with the actors, and read more about the play from U.S. 1 Newspaper and mycentraljersey.com. | |
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